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Research Assistant Professor   Chikashi Kishimoto

Specialization
Taiwanese Economy, The IT Industry in East Asia, Industrial Clusters

Main Research Themes
IT Industry Clusters in East Asia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Development Studies, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, 2003


Employment History

Research Associate, Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba (2001-2002)
Researcher, Foundation for Advancement of International Science (2002-2003)
Research Associate, The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (2003-2004)
Research Assistant Professor, The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (2004-present)


Publications

◆Refereed Papers

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2004, "Clustering and Upgrading in Global Value Chains: The Taiwanese Personal Computer Industry," in H. Schmitz (ed.), Local Enterprises in the Global Economy: Issues of Governance and Upgrading, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 233-264.

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2003, "Industrial Clusters and Innovation: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Personal Computer Industry," International Political Economy, No.11, pp.39-56 (in Japanese).

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2002, "Hurdles of Industrial Upgrading in Global Value Chains: A Case of the Taiwanese PC Industry," International Political Economy, No.9, pp.47-67.

◆Non-Refereed Papers

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2009, “Kyushu Semiconductor-related Equipment and Parts/ Materials Industry in the Global Economy Era,” Higashi Asia eno Shiten, March 2009, pp.41-52 (in Japanese).

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2008, “The Semiconductor Cluster in Taiwan,” in Akira Yamasaki (ed.), Innovation of Semiconductor Clusters: Competition and Linkages among Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, Chuokeizaisya, pp.111-135 (in Japanese).

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2008, “A Comparative Study of Local Business Environment in East Asian Semiconductor Clusters,” in Akira Yamasaki (ed.), Innovation of Semiconductor Clusters: Competition and Linkages among Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan, Chuokeizaisya, pp.167-191 (in Japanese).

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2006, “Physical Distribution of Parts/components by Affiliates of Japanese Automobile Makers in China: Case Studies from Guangdong Province,” Higashi Asia eno Shiten, December 2006, pp.23-32 (in Japanese).

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2005, "Book Review: Amsden, Alice and Wan-wen Chu, Beyond Late Development: Taiwan's Upgrading Policies, Cambridge: MIT Press 2003," Azia Keizai, May 2005, pp. 76-81 (in Japanese) .

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2004, "The development of the Taiwanese computer industry: an analysis of industrial cluster strategy," in Shoichi Yamashita (ed.) The Development of the Taiwanese IC Industry and Comparison with the IT Industry in Northern Kyushu, (ICSEAD Policy Report), pp. 41-61 (in Japanese).

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2003, "Upgrading in the Taiwanese Computer Cluster: Transformation of Its Production and Knowledge Systems," IDS Working Paper 186: Brighton, Institute of Development Studies.

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2002, The Taiwanese Personal Computer Cluster: Trajectory of Its Production and Knowledge Systems, Ph. D. dissertation, University of Sussex..

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2002, "The Taiwanese Personal Computer Cluster: An Analysis of Linkages between PC Manufacturers and Supporting Firms," The Tsukuba University Journal of Law and Political Science, No.32, pp.171-220.

Kishimoto, Chikashi, 2001. "The Political Economy of Industrial Upgrading: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Personal Computer Industry," The Tsukuba University Journal of Law and Political Science, No.31, pp.1-71.

◆ICSEAD Working Paper

No. 2009-07  
Kishimoto, Chikashi
The Development of Industrial Cluster and Firm-Level Strategy: Case Study of the Taiwanese IC Industry (in Japanese)

No. 2008-23  
Kishimoto, Chikashi
The Development of Kyushu Semiconductor-related Equipment and Parts/ Materials Industry in the Global Economy Era (in Japanese)

No. 2008-13  
Kishimoto, Chikashi
Producer Concentration and R&D Intensity in Taiwanese Manufacturing Sectors

No. 2006-17  
Kishimoto, Chikashi
Physical Distribution of Parts/components by Affiliates of Japanese Automobile Makers in China: Case Studies from Guangdong Province (in Japanese)

No. 2006-12  
Kishimoto, Chikashi
Development Dynamism of Industrial Clusters: From the Viewpoint of Developing Regions (in Japanese)

No. 2005-11  
Kishimoto, Chikashi
Profitability in Taiwan's Electronics Manufacturing Services' Firms: A Comparison with American Firms

No. 2005-10  
Kishimoto, Chikashi and Eric D. Ramstetter
Distribution in Chinese Affiliates of Japanese Automobile Firms



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